More than words? Delving into the substantive meaning(s) of "social justice" in education

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 507-535

  North, Connie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist political theory; Philosophy; Social criticism; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846399787     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543076004507     Document Type: Article

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